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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A32403) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 102735) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1566:37) By the King, a proclamation declaring the Parliament shall be prorogued until the first day of October next England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. 1 broadside. Printed by John Bill, Christopher Barker, Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills ..., London : 1678. "Given at our court at Whitehall, the eighth day of August 1678. And in the thirtieth year of our reign." Reproduction of original in the Huntington Library. eng England and Wales. -- Parliament. Proclamations -- Great Britain. Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685. eebo By the King. A proclamation declaring the Parliament shall be prorogued until the first day of October next. England and Wales. Sovereign 1678 1 425 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-03 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-08 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-09 Sampled and proofread 2008-09 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

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By the King . A PROCLAMATION Declaring the Parliament shall be Prorogued until the First day of October next . CHARLES R.

WHereas this present Parliament was Prorogued from the First day of this instant August , unto the Nine and twentieth day of the same Month , And whereas His Majesty did Issue His Proclamation of the Second day of this Month , Signifying His Royal Pleasure , That both Houses should not onely meet upon the said Nine and twentieth day of August , but should continue then to Sit , for the Dispatch of divers weighty Affairs which should then be Proposed and Debated ; His Majesty now taking into His Consideration , that the State of Affairs abroad is much changed since that His Proclamation , Hath therefore thought fit ( with the Advice of His Privy Council ) to Publish and Declare , And His Majesty doth hereby Publish and Declare His Royal Pleasure , That the Two Houses of Parliament shall upon the said Nine and twentieth of August be further Prorogued to the First day of October next , And that they shall then continue to Sit for the Dispatch of divers weighty Matters which shall be then Propsed and Debated .

And His Majesty being desirous , in respect of the Importance of those Affairs , to have on the said First of October , a full Assembly of the Members of both Houses of Parliament , Doth hereby Require and Command all and every the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of this Realm , and the Knights , Citizens , and Burgesses of the House of Commons , to give their Attendance at Westminster on the said First day of October next ; letting them know , that He will not at the said Nine and twentieth day of August instant expect the Attendance of any , but only such as being in or about the Cities of London or Westminster , may Attend the making of the said Prorogation : And His Majesty doth expect a ready Conformity to this His Royal Will and Pleasure .

Given at Our Court at Whitehall , the Eighth day of August 1678. And in the Thirtieth year of Our Reign . God save the King .

LONDON , Printed by John Bill , Christopher Barker , Thomas Newcomb , and Henry Hills , Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty . 1678.